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I wasn't quite sure what to make of this when I heard about it; was it going to be a solo drum release from Yoshida? Anyway, my concerns were allayed when it arrived and I got to hear it. It's a fully orchestrated, (I suppose with computers and...

''A blistering live performance...of over twenty stop-on-a-dime Ruins classics, Mandala 2000 captures the raw power and visceral energy of this dynamic band better than any studio recording ever could. Also included is twenty minutes of encores featuri...

''A new direction for this innovative group , which until now has worked solely as a duo. Augmenting their core unit of drums and bass with two female vocalists and a keyboard player of astonishing virtuosity, these brilliant orchestral arrangements of...

“Ruins/Zu is fusing the original core of Rome's ace Zu bassist Massimo Pupillo and saxophonist Luca T Mai together with drummer Yoshida Tatsuya, founder of the Japanese band Ruins.”

Really pleasing and pleasant, while still musically vigorous combination of rock, jazz (especially John Hollenbeck) and progressive elements with systems music composed for a 12 piece ensemble. If reading the previous sentence makes it sound like this is your thing, then this is your thing!

"On Reflections, Philipp Rumsch explores the reduction of sound and its alteration through compositional parameters, the use and gradual overlaying of repetitive structures of rhythms like patterns or grooves...

“This is the 11th album by the ultimate Italian 'Zeuhl' group. I haven't listened to their other albums, the debut being already from 1993, but a few years back I was deeply charmed by the latest offering of Universal Totem Orchestra, which is said to be originally a spin-off act for Runaway Totem (although, after comparing the line-ups, the details of the bands' blood relations remain unclear to me)... Have a listen if you're fond of experimental soundscapes and meditative /freaky eclectism -- and if...

"Deluxe CD/DVD edition comes in a special six-panel digipak. An incredible concert experience, a multi-media extravaganza starring classic rock icon and famed songwriter/producer Todd Rundgren!
Includes some of Todd's best known songs including "Hello It's Me" and "Bang On The Drum" plus fan favorites that haven't been performed live in decades. Recorded live at the Ridgefield Playhouse in Ridgefield CT on December 15, 2015."
- CD -
1 I Saw the Light
2 Love of the Common Man
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"Limited Edition 2 disc CD/DVD digi pack release features bonus 110 minute DVD (NTSC/region free) of THE UNPREDICATABLE TODD RUNDGREN - Live at the City Winery NYC 2012.

Todd's latest musical vision is a contemporary fusion of styles...

"1994 saw the release of Todd's ground-breaking NO WORLD ORDER album, which was the first interactive album release utilising the recently developed CD-i format, allowing the listener to alter the playback of the interactive disc by selecting one of four pre-determined sequences prepared by different producers. Such an exciting concept gave birth to a unique and exciting tour, which saw Rundgren appear on his own on stage surrounded by keyboards, guitar and performing live utilising the latest technology. T

A very, very long time ago, when I was in High School, I was a big fan of Todd Rundgren, discovering his classic albums "A Wizard, A True Star", "Something/Anything" and "Todd" all of which were a exciting and definitely very '70s' blend of pop perfection and experimentation. Which actually sums up Todd's charms in a nutshell.
In 2010, 37 years after the original 1973 release, Rundgren performed "Todd" live in its entirety for the first time ever. Joining him onstage were Utopia's Kasim Sulton...

"“If, like me, you were one of those folks who snapped up each Utopia album on release day.... If you brought each of those albums home, tore off the shrink wrap and spent the next few days blissfully immersed in the Persistence Of Vision emanating from those groovy vinyl waffles.... Then just put this in your cart and go immediately to checkout. Prepare to be enthralled.
This concert, from May 22, 2018 in Chicago, is a feast for the eyes and ears. The band covers each and every era of its...

"Olaf Rupp plays Improvised Music on the acoustic and electric guitar. The organic flow of his music is guided neither by chance nor by dominant, willful decisions. To him the same level of focus and attentive energy should be present in loud and fast music as well as in softer, more subdued kind of playing. In all his music he explores how motion-clusters can be perceived as one agglomerated sound in motion by using spectralistic fields of tones.
Meinrad Kneer is a double bass player, composer...

“Digitally remastered and expanded three CD set. Celebrating 40 years of Moving Pictures! Featuring the 2015 remaster of the original album (available on CD for the first time) and the complete, unreleased Toronto concert from March 25, 1981.
Also included is a booklet with new illustrations by Hugh Syme, plus liner notes by Kim Thayil, Les Claypool, Taylor Hawkins, Bill Kelliher and Neil Sanderso.”

This has been out of print for some time and while pirate editions are out there, this Japanese release is directly off the master tapes and sounds fabulous. Truly one of the biggest deal jazz and/or creative music albums of the 1950s, in my world! Includes two alternate takes, not on the original 1957 release. Great sounding, big budget, late 50s studio recording as well.

One of my big musical heroes of all time, George Russell is probably best known as an educator, but he's one of the great...

“In 1988, guitarist/composer Ray Russell climbed onto the Montreux Jazz Festival stage with a crack band comprised of rhythm team Mo Foster and Simon Phillips, trumpeter Stuart Brooks, and keyboardists Tommy Eyre and Tony Hymas. The success of their show convinced Russell to capture this unit for posterity, and bolstered by saxophonists Iain Ballamy and Tony Roberts, the group entered the studio. A Table Near the Band was the result, a set originally released in 1989 and now reissued by Angel....

Ray Russell - guitar
Harry Beckett - trumpet/flugelhorn
Tony Roberts - saxes
Nick Evans - trombone
Daryl Runswick - bass
Alan Rushton - drums

This fabulous set is a previously unreleased live-in-studio [no audience] session recorded at the Aeolian Hall 2, New Bond Street, London on January 2, 1970.
This is a the entire session, including the material that was cut because of time constraints and also alternative takes, preserved in excellent condition and we can

Ray Russell is a U.K. guitarist who has been working since at least the mid 60's and has produced a large body of work, both as a solo artist/leader and as a sideman with some very popular artists. This collects a previously released live album, never before on CD, alongside a CD's worth of wild, unreleased material.

"The English free jazz improvisation scene of the late 60s and early 70s was an incestuous breeding ground. Robert Fripp was producing albums by Keith Tippet, Brian Eno was using...

"I had the idea to write songs for a jazz band that had elements of Black Sabbath, the Cure, Jaco-era Joni Mitchell, and free jazz. I intentionally made the free playing and the composed sections less compartmentalized. The idea is to have a really...

"Dylan Ryan is a drummer adept at combining his jazz skills with adventurous rock, resulting in music that maintains the cerebral and viceral qualities of both." – JazzTimes....

"This isn't a "typical" Rypdal CD, so I can see how some of his fans could be disappointed as the reviewer below. But it's still evocative music that deserves thorough listening. Not as lyrical-orchestral as his classic opus "Whenever I seem to be far...